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In this study, it is aimed to examine the teachers’ views on the management of undesirable student behaviors in online courses in the distance education process. The research was designed as a case study. In the research, an open-ended questionnaire form was used as a data collection tool. The obtained data were analyzed by content analysis. Maximum variation sampling, one of the purposive sampling methods, was used in the study. The study group of the research consisted of 40 teachers working at different school levels. According to the findings of the research, teachers encountered with undesirable student behaviors in the context of the technological tools, communicative language, course attendancy and teaching process. Teachers were affected emotionally, had low motivation, couldn’t achieve professional satisfaction, had difficulty managing the situations about students’ undesirable behaviors. On the management of such behaviors, teachers evaluated it as warning and guiding students, communicating with parents and students, drawing students’ attention to the teaching activities and knowing the technical features of online appliances. While teachers made suggestions to their colleagues about online appliances, course rules, communication and motivation they also made suggestions to the parents about the classroom, communication, follow and control students, and using reinforcers.

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